Judge Orders Chicago US Atty To Testify In Misconduct Probe

By Celeste Bott

An Illinois federal judge has ordered Chicago's top federal prosecutor and three assistant U.S. attorneys to testify under oath about potentially false statements made to her in a now-dismissed criminal conspiracy case against anti-ICE protesters, saying Monday that the government's shifting explanations about communications with DOJ leadership suggest prosecutors misled the court about outside involvement in the prosecution.

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Broadview 6 'Deflection' Ousted Chicago's FBI Head, Suit Says

By Lauraann Wood

Chicago's former FBI head claimed Monday in federal court that he was forced to retire from the local field office once U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros mounted a political pressure campaign "to deflect from his own malfeasance" that turned a criminal protest prosecution against six individuals into an "unprecedented disaster."

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Ill. Panel Says Accused Sex Abuser Can't Be Held Pretrial

By Parker Quinlan

An Illinois state appeals court has ruled that a former state police forensic scientist accused of sexual abuse of a minor cannot be held in jail awaiting his trial because prosecutors could not prove he poses an ongoing safety risk.

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10th Circ. Backs Fee Award In Trade Secret Fight

By Elliot Weld

The Tenth Circuit has affirmed a Colorado federal court's finding that it lacked jurisdiction over an Illinois couple and their company, which were accused of conspiring to steal trade secrets and give them to a Chinese manufacturer of knockoff products, agreeing they should be granted $183,000 in attorney fees.

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Lowenstein, Loeb Guide Tokenization Firm's $350M SPAC Deal

By Katryna Perera

Fintech firm tZERO Group Inc. and FG Imperii Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced Monday they have agreed to a $350 million merger, guided by Lowenstein Sandler LLP and Loeb & Loeb LLP.

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BigLaw Attys Step Up To Help Voters In Midterm Elections

By Jack Karp and Lynn LaRowe

Attorneys from several BigLaw firms are volunteering across the country to make sure voters don't run into problems casting their ballots or having those ballots counted in Tuesday's midterm elections.

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Brief

Winston Taylor, DLA Piper Match Milbank Pay Scale

By Tracey Read

Two more BigLaw firms have opted to match the new associate salary scale set by Milbank LLP in June.

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Analysis

Judiciary Stuck In AI Rulemaking Rut As Attys, Judges Protest

By Jeff Overley

Judiciary efforts to enact rules for the artificial intelligence age are mired in concerns about burdens on litigators, the tensions between burgeoning technology and snail-paced policymaking, and how to even define AI. And despite vivid examples of AI's risks, officials are inching toward mothballing the prominent project.

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NY State Bar Says Attys Can't Bill Time Saved By AI

By Andrea Keckley

The New York State Bar Association has told lawyers not to bill clients for the time they saved by using artificial intelligence, or for the time it took to learn a new AI tool.

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Interview

SEC's Top Cop On Building A 'Nimble' Enforcement Division

By Jessica Corso

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has lost hundreds of enforcement employees and seen significant restructuring of its regional offices over the past two years, but the Division of Enforcement's director said that hasn't stopped him from building a "nimble" program that is focused on more than just the number of cases filed.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court last week allowed a stockholder claim over R1 RCM Inc.'s $8.9 billion buyout to proceed, while investors in Meta Platforms Inc. sued to block a stock restructuring they say would let CEO Mark Zuckerberg sell billions of dollars in shares without giving up control of the company.

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Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

By Matthew Perlman

The Federal Trade Commission caused a pair of playground equipment makers to abandon their planned merger, Canadian enforcers upended a deal for the Green Giant brand in the country and state attorneys general reached settlements for several regional deals.

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